Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-02-10

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No marriage licenses have been issued
since our last paper.
Invitations are out for Calico Party TO
be given at St. Clements Bay next Friday
night.
Monday night the Leonardtown Colored
Band paraded the streets and discoursed
sweet music.
The Easton Star says it will cost Talbot
county this year not less than $4,000 for
hawks heads
Both the Orphans and Commissioners
Courts were in session Tuesday. See pro-
ceedings elsewhere.
Though representatives from nearly every
district were in town Tuesday last, but few
local items could be gathered.
The usual prolific crop of anti-lenten
parties is ripcning, and the young folks are
almost constantly on the 50.
The recent disappearance of tongers' out
fits from their boats in our bay is laid at
the door of the ubiquitous dredger.
There will bc a meeting Of the Debating
Society next Monday evening and full
attendance is earnestly requested.
Biscoe, the man of many confessions, has
given another only-truc account of the
Dixon murder II will be found elsewhere.
Wednesday, the Ka'ic Hines captured a
sloop, violating the oyster law, and brought
her To- this place. The boat had no papers.
Mr.. Welt has returned from a fruitless
search for his missing slooP. lie says that
he has been able 10 obtain no information
OF her.
Politics are beginning 10 be the subject
.; discussion and soon the prospective can
didates will be moving around looking after
their fences.
Our thanks are returned l. :. Senator
f. X. Wilson for a copy of his recent speech
on the Railroad Attorneys bill. 1t is an
able and eloquent effort.
The Long property, located in Milestown
district, will be sold to-day, Thursday,
and the Pungy, Eastern Light, on Tues
day. the 18th instant. Attend the sales.
Last week, Capt. Foxwelrs vessel brought
load of groceries, &c, 10 our local mer-
chants. This, We believe, Was the first
freight received, this year, at Leonardtown
wharf
The Attorney General has ordered the
record in the Biscoe case TO be sent 10 the
Court Of Appeals, and that body will soon
decide as TO the merits of the points in
volved in the appeal.
Although truly grateful to the many
friends who have proffered him support,
Hon b. G. Harris has authorized us to state
that under no circumstances is he a cardi-
date for the States Att, rneyship.
The careful housewife is now selecting
her garien seed preparatory 10 beginning
gardening, and it behooves Us Ia remark,
that Mr.. r. Oscar Morgan has on hand a
full and fresh supply of the choicest varie-
ties.
Mr.. J. BiScoc Bunting. formerly of Chap
tico, has been chosen captain ofihe Calvert
Light Infantry, vice :. c. Parran, resigned.
Mr. Buntiug's popularity in his new home
is evidenced by the fact that he was cleo
tel over so strong man as Thomas Par
ran, Jr.
| From the general talk on the subject Of
crops, We CLEAN that the majority of our
/ farmers will, the coming season, put i'll a
smaller planting of tobacco than heretofore.
/ Quality not quantity" will he their aim.
The result will we believe and hope be
( better prices.
The appointment Of f. W Mealev, Of
/ HaScrStown, as consul % Munich calls
. forth the advice from the Baltimore imeFi-
/ cdH that the Reform Democrats get no more
! foreign appointments for their men. There
are not enough in the State just yet IL spare
any for export.
The Congressional Gio5e records the fact
4 that pair was arranged between Reagan
and Hiscock just before leaving Washing
/ ton II enter upon the Senatorial canvass in
+ their respective States. Both gentlemen
won and polker-player remarks that il is
seldom n single pair wins such large stakes.
/ lilers with, We presume, nothing better
I % do, went the hounds last Tuesday night.
/ pulling off pailingS and throwing them into
the street. Jokes OF this pleasant character
\ sometimes furnish work for doctors and
nobody hlames the man who placed the
4 load Of eoasS slot where i; would do the
most good.
/ Complaints have reached Us Of frequent
dredging for oysters in Briton's Bay. The
boats, 50 we are informed, come in and
anchor and as soon rs breeze springs up
get under wsy and 20 10 work Scraping
and dredging. IL is more than likely that
ere long, the festive dreiger will receive q
n Jtice ~ quit and the messenger converting